This open access book assesses the prospects of (re)adopting organization as a pivotal concept
in biology. It shows how organization can nourish biological thinking and practice by
reconnecting with the idea of biology as the science of organized systems. The book provides a
comprehensive state-of-the-art picture of the characterizations and uses of the concept of
organization in both biological science and philosophy of biology. It also deals with a variety
of themes - including evolution organogenesis heredity cognition and ecology - with respect
to which the concept of organization can guide the elaboration of original models and new
experimental protocols. It will be of interest to biologists and scholars working in philosophy
of science alike.
